Section 4.1: Angles part 3

Instructor Katherine Cliff

Housekeeping

Angles homework due Friday
Student Hours:
- Mondays and Wednesday from 11-noon
- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-3pm
- and Fridays from 9-11 am
PASS:
- Sundays 2 – 3:30 in Engineering 233 (the Math Center)
- Wednesdays 11 – 12:30 in Engineering 239

How do angular and linear speed relate?

Big idea:

\[v = \omega r\]

v is linear speed (distance per time)
\(\omega\) (“omega”) is angular speed
- \(\omega\) must be in radians per time
r is radius
- radius units should match distance units in linear speed

Example

A bicycle with 24-inch diameter wheels is traveling at 15 mi/h. Find the angular speed of the wheels in rad/min. How many revolutions per minute do the wheels make?

Example

A car with 8.5 inch radius wheels is traveling at 25 ft/sec. How many revolutions per minute do the wheels make?

A car with 8.5 inch radius wheels is traveling at 25 ft/sec. How many revolutions per minute do the wheels make? Give your final answer accurate to 3 decimal places.

Example: A gear of radius 9 cm spins one revolution in 17 seconds. What is the angular velocity of the gear (in rad/sec)?

A speck of dust flings off the edge of the wheel. What is its linear velocity?

Example

A CD has diameter of 120 millimeters. When playing audio, the angular speed varies to keep the linear speed constant where the disc is being read. When reading along the outer edge of the disc, the angular speed is about 200 RPM (revolutions per minute). Find the linear speed. Give your answer accurate to two decimal places.